Złomrex S.A. is a major producer of

steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

and steel products and the largest

scrap Scrap consists of Recycling, recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap Waste valorization, has monetary ...

supplier in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. Złomrex Group income for 2007 was 3.37

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złoty, and net profit was 205.8 million złoty. The company is a member of Polska Unia Dystrybutorów Stali (Polish Association of Steel Stockholders) and Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa Gospodarki Złomem (Scrap Management Industrial and Commercial Chamber).

Business units

Złomrex Capital Group, with almost 4000 employees, consists of three divisions—the Raw Materials Division, the Production Division, and the Distribution Division—plus other entities. In the Raw Materials Division, Złomrex Metal Sp. z o.o., headquartered in Poraj and established in 2007, provides raw materials to Złomrex Group plants. AB Stahl AG, began in 2006, transports scrap as well as reinforcing and structural steel. Nowa Jakość Organizacja Odzysku S.A., started in 2004, collects recyclable waste materials from other companies. In the Production Division, Ferrostal Łabędy Sp. z o.o. makes steel and other metallurgical products. HSW - Huta Stali Jakościowych S.A. (Quality Steel Steelworks) makes long and flat hot-rolled steel products, and HSW - Tlenownia makes tonnage

oxygen Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as wel ...

and

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. Odlewnia Metali Szopienice Sp. z o.o. (Szopienice Metal

Foundry A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals pr ...

) makes products using

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

and

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

alloy An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal. Unlike chemical compounds with metallic bases, an alloy will retain all the properties of a metal in the resulting material, such as electrical conductivity, ductility, ...

s. The Distribution Division, operating in nine European countries as Cognor Group, consists of companies belonging to Cognor S.A. in

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

, Stalexport S.A. Group, and Cognor Stahlhandel GmbH (formerly Voestalpine Stahlhandel), based in

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. Other entities include Złomrex Centrum Sp. z o.o., Kapitał Sp. z o.o, Kapitał Sp. z o.o. Sp. komandytowa (construction)., CKM Złomrex Włókniarz S.A., Złomrex-Finans Sp. z o.o., Fundacja Zdążyć na Czas, and Business Support Services Sp. z o.o.

History

Złomrex Przedsiębiorstwo Obrotu Surowcami Wtórnymi (Recyclable Materials Trading Enterprise) began July 9, 1990 as a producer of "non-ferrous metal scrap". In 1999, Złomrex-Finans Sp. Z o.o. was established. In 2001, Złomrex purchased ZW Walcownia Bruzdowa Sp. z o.o. (Bruzdowa Rolling Mill) in Zawiercie. During 2002 and 2003, Złomrex POSW became a

limited liability Limited liability is a legal status in which a person's financial liability is limited to a fixed sum, most commonly the value of a person's investment in a corporation, company or partnership. If a company that provides limited liability to it ...

company. During 2004, Złomrex bought shares of Ferrostal Łabędy and Odlewnia Metali Szopienice (Szopienice Metal

), and Nowa Jakość - Organizacja Odzysku S.A. (New Quality - Organization of Recovery

joint stock company A joint-stock company is a business entity in which shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders. Each shareholder owns company stock in proportion, evidenced by their shares (certificates of ownership). Shareholders are ...

) was established. In 2005, Centrostal Górnośląski Sp. z o.o. was established. The company later changed its name to Cognor S.A. In 2006, shares of Kapitał, Huta Stali Jakościowych Sp. z o.o. (Quality Steel Steelworks limited liability company) and POWH Centrostal were purchased. Also, Złomrex International Finance and CKM Włókniar were established. In 2007, shares of Voestalpine Stahlhandel GmbH, Florian Podkarpacie, Željezara Split of

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, and Stalexport S.A. were purchased and Złomrex Steel Services was established. HSW - Huta Stali Jakościowych purchased shares of HSW - Tlenownia (Oxygen) Generating Plant).

References

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